Chapter 10 Flashcards

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cerebell/o

A

cerebellum

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2
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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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3
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dur/o

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dura mater

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4
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encephal/o

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brain

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5
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gli/o

A

glial cells

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6
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lept/o

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thin, slender

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7
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mening/o, meningi/o

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membranes, meninges

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8
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my/o

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muscle

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9
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myel/o

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spinal cord (means bone marrow in other contexts)

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10
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neur/o

A

nerve

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11
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pont/o

A

pons

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12
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radicul/o

A

nerve root (of spinal nerves)

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13
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thalam/o

A

thalamus

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14
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thec/o

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sheath (refers to the meninges)

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15
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vag/o

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vagus nerve (10th cranial nerve)

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16
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alges/o

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sensitivity to pain

17
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comat/o

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deep sleep (coma)

18
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esthesi/o

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feeling, nervous sensation

19
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kines/o, kinesi/o

A

movement

20
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lex/o

A

word, phrase

21
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syncop/o

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to cut off, cut short

22
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-algesia

A

sensitivity to pain

23
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-algia

A

pain

24
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-esthesia

A

feeling, nervous sensation

25
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-kinesia, kinesis, -kinetic

A

movement

26
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-lepsy

A

seizure

27
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-paresis

A

weakness

28
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-phasia

A

speech

29
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis (loss or impairment of the ability to move parts of the body)

30
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-praxia

A

action

31
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-sthenia

A

strength